3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
33 cl. bottle. Pours a huge fluffy, rapidly collapsing light beige head, with some lacing, over a particle laden, hazy amber (SRM 8) body...nose is light malts, ginger, brown sugar....taste is sweet malts, with light sugar, slight allspice, nutmeg, finishing with a slight bitterness...mouth feel light, carbonation. low. This is somewhat reminiscent of ginger ale in the sweetness and spice. It falls well within this expansive style, but is not particularly distinguished. BJCP 7/3/11/4/6
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Belgian yeast and a little sourness in the aroma. Sweet taste with some fruit and spice. Watery mouthfeel, and very easy to drink.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle at the Bayou. Pours a mostly clear amber color with a medium white head. The aroma is caramel, toasted malts, light fruity hops. The flavor is interesting and I think it does the concept of Belgian Pale Ale some justice; light spices, some fruit perhaps pears and apples, light sweet Belgian malts, very light bitterness in the finish. A nice brew. Of course, Craig is right the Bayou charged 22$ for this which is about double it should be.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
750ml bottle shared with Doug at The Bayou
Appearance: Clear amber with a medium sized white head and some lacing
Aroma: Honey and sweet malts
Taste: Sweet malts, sweet caramel and spices
Ok, very sweet. Not worth the steep price. Glad this was shared with Doug and others.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
From the Rare Beer Club. Sampled from a 750 ml brown bottle this beer poured a bright orange-caramel color with an enormous foamy orange-beige head that lingered forever and produced good lacing. The aroma was yeasty, sweetish, tart and had faint vague fruits. The flavor was dryish, tart and bitter with a bit of vague citrus and a faint peppery and musty undertone. The finish was medium length dry, tart and citric. Moderately full bodied. Mediocre.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Appearance: orange marmalade, with a huge, actively bubbly lightly tan head that slowly recedes to a collar and leaves minimal lacing. Aroma: salted caramel and sweet malts, honey and light yeast, white grapes and lemon, a little ocean scent back there somewhere. Taste: citrus (mainly lemon) and some lightly bittering hops up front, then some sweet malted grains and a bit of funky yeast; caramel apple notes as it warms, with a pleasant sweet tarts candy note. Finish: sweet and yeasty, just a bit metallic, with some lightly bitter hops to pave the way for the next mouthful. Notes: Very nice. Lots and lots of flavors going on, especially as it warmed. Complex, yet very drinkable, with a nice level of carbonation and perfect light hoppiness to keep me coming back. Had it with a plate of crackers, Guinness cheddar and Chimay cheese and it was perfect. Drank the whole dang thing (750ml).
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Cloudy amber pour. Lightly sweet malt, fruit, citrus, light hops, and lightly spiced. Not much going on here.
2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
750 ml. Hazy amber body. Short, fizzy, off-white white head, rapidly diminishing. Fruity, floral, perfumey aroma with notes of caramel and toasted grain. Subdued aroma. The flavor is lighlty to moderately sweet, lightly acidic and lightly bitter. It finishes lightly to moderately bitter, lightly to moderately acidic and lightly sweet. Medium body with a thin, watery texture and fizzy carbonation. Unpleasant mouthfeel. Slightly laquerish finish along with some tartness. Average in every category which adds up to disappointing.
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